The Life Fitness Insignia Series Seated Leg Press features an upright position that is ideal for novices or de-conditioned users. Force is transmitted through the user’s hips, eliminating spinal compression. Premium Insignia Series selectorized strength equipment features intelligent touches and design elements that result in a natural feel and a truly memorable experience.The Life Fitness Insignia Series experience begins with precise lines and a strikingly modern aesthetic. Visual appeal is topped only by the smooth motion and tactile connection felt by the user. Intelligent touches and subtle design elements result in a natural feel and a truly memorable experience. Hundreds of individual parts work together to create an elegant selectorized line that is enticing to exercisers of all fitness levels. Eight upper body units utilize independent motion to maintain equilateral muscle development and accommodate exercisers with physical limitations. Insignia Series - the optimal interaction between exerciser and machine. A Life Fitness Insignia Series Seated Leg Press is, and can best be described as follows: A Leg Press is a plate-loaded or selectorized strength station designed to work the leg muscles and is available in 45 Degree, Seated, or Horizontal configurations. The 45 Degree and Seated Leg Presses place the user in an angled or upright seated position in front of a large movable foot platform. Once the weight is loaded or selected the user places the feet shoulder width apart on the platform and pushes it away from the body by extending the knees and hips. A Horizontal Leg Press is comprised of a movable horizontal carriage with an angled head pad, pads to brace the shoulders, and a large foot plate. The user lies in a supine position with the feet placed shoulder width apart on the foot plate, creating a 90 degree angle between the calves and Hamstrings, and lifts the loaded or selected weight by pushing against the plate.